However, as Sri Lanka is a multi-racial and multi-religious society, some women continue to be governed not by the general laws of the country, but by their own customary or religious laws which determine their rights and obligations in the areas of family relations and property.
Sin embargo, Sri Lanka es una sociedad multirracial y multirreligiosa; algunas mujeres siguen rigiéndose no por las leyes generales del país sino por sus leyes consuetudinarias o religiosas que establecen sus derechos y obligaciones en materia de relaciones familiares y propiedad.